"Such a rush?" muttered Jianjian softly, though she didn't waste a single moment wrapping up her practice session. She opened the doors of her cave dwelling and dashed toward the sect plaza like a gust of wind.
Along the way, fellow disciples were running frantically. Since flying on spirit swords was forbidden within the sect—a strict flying ban—Jianjian channeled spiritual energy into her feet, adopting the Shadowless and Traceless movement technique, and glided forward swiftly with an ethereal grace. Good times never lasted long, however, as various spells suddenly began raining down from the sky for no apparent reason.
Fireballs, golden arrows, entangling vines, water dragons, and earthen spikes fell continuously, attacking the advancing cultivators indiscriminately. Jianjian sidestepped a head-on fireball, but her ankle was caught by a flowering vine. With a flick of her wrist, she cast a fire blade spell to sever the vine and continued rushing toward the plaza.
Chapter 103